($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

[darkshark]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

I'm going to assume that not a ton of new groundbreaking technology is going to be invented in the next 10 years for computing markets, things are just being refined at this point.

Things to absolutely consider:

glassless 3D screen technology
transparent OLEDs
augmented reality
interconnectivity between devices
brainwave recognition

Also, on Spenner's remark, I know there's a ton of amazing artists on cgsociety, probably the best on the planet, but I can certainly hold my own against them in this particular region of 3d artistry.

@Rubix, you fkking lucky bastard, huge fan of Michio Kaku.

[darkshark]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

Concept:

[PrawnSkunk]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

transparent glass rubiks cube which can digitally import customizable skins off a computer via usb. projects images onto each face/cell of the cube to represent stickers on a normal rubiks cube. projected image is tracked and moves and rotates in realtime as you solve/scramble the puzzle.

here's a pic I found on google images, because I don't have the artistic talent to draw it myself:

http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2010/314/7/5/glass_rubik__s_cube_by_aeroart104-d32kwr2.jpg

doesn't have to stay strictly with 6-sided cubes, can go with funky 13-sided polygons, or more, to give it a more futuristic feel..

i've put zero mother design aspects thought into this (like folding down into something that can fit into a pocket), 'cause i dunno' if this is anywhere close to what your looking for. :\

[Mythix]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

But will it ****ing run Crysis?


About that, my idea will be a cheap graphic card that can run Crysis. They should be able to invent that within a decade.

kthx tell them to send the 10k to me in Norway

[darkshark]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

@Prawn: Seems like you could ditch the glass and turn to OLED's instead of projection. This is certainly not the right type of toy to be using projectors in. Your idea is plausible though.

[who_cares973]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

link

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/kyocera-echo-review/

aside from the crappy battery and screens its a pretty dope phone according to the review



also hatin on rubix for attending a michio kaku lecture

[Reincarnate]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

glassless 3D screen technology
transparent OLEDs
augmented reality
interconnectivity between devices
brainwave recognition

Yep, all of these were mentioned too and the technology for all of this already exists -- it's just a matter of integrating/refining them at this point. IMO worth banking on these things for the upcoming decade.

There is even the possibility of integrating the internet into your contact lenses -- where you could surf the net right there on your retinas, lol. The idea is that as chips and transistors become even smaller and smaller, you can pretty much computerize damn-near anything: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-_2008.svg.png

http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/bionics/augmented-reality-in-a-contact-lens/0

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/05/...azines_fortune

So when I look at the future, I see a lot of potential for integration between contacts/glasses and being able to surf the net through thought alone (we used to argue that touch-screens were not able to be precise enough to handle human input and yet here we are. Same goes for thought-control. There are error rates now that are becoming squeezed out). This also lets you employ augmented reality applications.

The lecture I attended last night was fueled by the collective interviews of over 300 top scientists in their respective fields, and so I think Kaku's lecture provides a ton of insight as to what we can currently accomplish (including invisibility, BTW) and how it'll become more mainstream in the future.

So if I were to focus on this nVidia competition as to how the future will let us creatively change the way we carry out our everyday lives, I'd move along these sorts of trends (which is why I think the wallet is a cool idea). However, I think to win the grand prize you may need something with a bit more wow-factor. Glasses/contact lenses are obvious examples but I think it'd be cool to try to think of other ways to employ the technology.

[Reincarnate]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

One basic idea building from the easy lenses/glasses idea (let me know if you need pics for any of these and I'll MS-Paint something):

GPS in your lenses/glasses w/augmented reality overlays. No need to walk around while looking at a phone when you can see subway lines and arrows and directions telling you where to go as you walk. This would be really useful for me here in NYC, especially -- I could just look around and physically see huge red/green/blue line overlays that let me know where to go. I might also be able to see virtual train markers moving in real time so I can not only see where to go, but whether or not I need to get my ass in gear to make the next train even if I am above ground.

What would also make this GPS nice is that if it's able to recognize your surroundings (such as identifying street-lines and corners), it can better help the GPS+compass determine your location.

[iironiic]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

transparent glass rubiks cube which can digitally import customizable skins off a computer via usb. projects images onto each face/cell of the cube to represent stickers on a normal rubiks cube. projected image is tracked and moves and rotates in realtime as you solve/scramble the puzzle.

here's a pic I found on google images, because I don't have the artistic talent to draw it myself:

http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2010/314/7/5/glass_rubik__s_cube_by_aeroart104-d32kwr2.jpg

doesn't have to stay strictly with 6-sided cubes, can go with funky 13-sided polygons, or more, to give it a more futuristic feel..

i've put zero mother design aspects thought into this (like folding down into something that can fit into a pocket), 'cause i dunno' if this is anywhere close to what your looking for. :\

I actually tried a six-sided Rubik's Cube with pictures on the side, and attempted to solve it. The result: the center isn't positioned correctly. How will you go about that in your model if that's the case? Unless there is an algorithm to rotate the center piece...

[Reincarnate]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

I actually tried a six-sided Rubik's Cube with pictures on the side, and attempted to solve it. The result: the center isn't positioned right. How will you go about that in your model if that's the case? Unless there is an algorithm to rotate the center piece...

There is -- consider a supercube: http://cubesmith.com/Supercube.jpg

There are easy ways to take care of stuff like this -- not a huge deal.

[darkshark]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

Tablet phone concept.









I think this one could be a contender, I'll refine this up and make it a working design.

[emerald000]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

Here's a sketch of a polycard. On the front, there are 4 screens showing the company name and logo, the card number, the expiration date and the card holder name. On the back, there is a touch screen that allows you to choose from all your credit/debit cards.

You can also lock the touch screen (to handle the card safely) or lock the whole card. This remove all information from the front of the card, erases the chip and magnetic band data and puts a keyboard on the touch screen. Only by entering a valid password you can unlock your polycard and use it. So even if your polycard gets stolen, they can't use it at all.



Important:
"Entries should remain unpublished outside of CGSociety prior to the close of the challenge."

[darkshark]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

Is this your idea/design? If so its fantastic and ill absolutely make this.

[Spenner]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

I need to spend a good time trying to make some sexy looking eyes in C4D once it installs, I have a bunch of eyewear related gadgets that I know concept wise would be really cool, hopefully I can make it aesthetic enough for the post as well...

I'm assuming we can only submit one...? Or can we do more?

Another idea I'd love to make if I were better at rendering humans (ugh) is a jumpsuit looking piece that's full of wires and little beads that can heat up/cool/vibrate or lightly shock. Basically it looks like a jumpsuit with a bunch of tiny beads and a synthetic material, and the idea is that you wear these goggles that give you certain simulated visual experiences. Using motion tracking/calibrating where the beads are, if you were simulating putting your hand into a bucket of ice water, as your hand touched the water, the beads that are in the underwater position would shoot to "cool" mode, and gradually all the other beads would up to wherever your arm stops going in.

With that, the way the fabric is woven, it can also tighten slightly to give a feeling of tension or grip, or loosen to perhaps simulate the feeling of falling. I suppose this could be REALLY trippy if you had some psychedelic imagery and the beads all going off on random sensations lol.

Is that making any sense though? Maybe it's just an idea I'd like to make and not something for this contest lol. We definitely have the technology to do that kind of thing now if we wanted to.

...I think the concept, while very cool and attainable, is a bit complex for this particular contest though.

[emerald000]

Re: ($10,000 prize) nVidia NVArt 06: Moving Innovation

Is this your idea/design? If so its fantastic and ill absolutely make this.

Yes, it is my idea. It popped into my head a while ago while looking for my debit card. I wondered why can't all our cards be put into the same plastic shell.

Also, if you do this, please put some better keyboard design on there. I didn't feel like doing one for the sketch so I went the easy way.